Robert RAE

Regimental number8/1610
AddressMount Bruce, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, R Rae, 3 Hawthorne Terrace, Mornington, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 February 1915
The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 16 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVIII, Row E, Grave No 2A), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Helen Rae, 45 Meadow Street, Mornington, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third

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